Some hours later, Creon in the palace was startled by a shout, "Against your orders Polyneices has been buried." He hurried out to be confronted with the guards he had set on the dead body and with Antigone. "This girl buried him," they cried. "We saw her. A thick dust-storm gave her chance. When it cleared, the body had been buried and the girl was making an offering to the dead." "You knew my edict?" Creon asked. "Yes," Antigone replied. "And you transgressed the law?" "Your law, but not the law of Justice who dwells with the gods," Antigone said. 'The unwritten laws of heaven are not of today nor yesterday, but from all time."
Ismene weeping came from the palace to stand with her sister. "I helped do it," she said. But Antigone would not have that. "She had no share in it," she told Creon. And she bade her sister say no more. "Your choice was to live," she said, "mine to die."
As she was led away to death, she spoke to the bystanders:—
. . . Behold me, what I suffer
Because I have upheld that which is high.
– “The Royal House of Thebes,”
Edith Hamilton
What evidence supports the idea that Antigone represents a tragic heroine? Check all that apply.
She is similar to Ismene.
She is cast out from society.
She bravely defends her values.
She loves and cares for her father.
She breaks rules in the name of good.
She sacrifices herself to right a wrong.
- She bravely defends her values.
- She breaks rules in the name of good.
- She sacrifices herself to right a wrong.
The evidence that supports the idea that Antigone represents a tragic heroine are:
She bravely defends her values.
She breaks rules in the name of good.
She sacrifices herself to right a wrong.
The evidence that supports the idea that Antigone represents a tragic heroine in this passage includes:
1. She bravely defends her values: Antigone knowingly and willingly defies Creon's orders in order to bury her brother and honor the gods. This demonstrates her unwavering commitment to her own beliefs and moral values.
2. She breaks rules in the name of good: Antigone acknowledges Creon's law but believes that it contradicts the higher law of justice dictated by the gods. She chooses to disobey Creon's edict in order to follow a higher moral code.
3. She sacrifices herself to right a wrong: When Antigone is caught burying her brother, she takes responsibility and protects Ismene by stating that she acted alone, accepting the punishment of death that Creon has sentenced her to. This self-sacrifice showcases her tragic devotion to her principles.
Therefore, the correct options for the evidence supporting Antigone as a tragic heroine are:
- She bravely defends her values.
- She breaks rules in the name of good.
- She sacrifices herself to right a wrong.